[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            S. 21, THE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE LOCK-BOX

  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, earlier today, Senator Lieberman became a 
cosponsor of S. 21, the Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box bill that 
I introduced earlier this year. Senator Lieberman was an important 
supporter of this legislation last year. Unfortunately, in spite of the 
fact that this bill received 60 votes in the Senate, Republicans opted 
to prevent the bill from becoming law.
  However, given the fact that some in the administration and the other 
side of the aisle have indicated they may not support protecting Social 
Security and Medicare trust funds, it is even more important that we 
enact this legislation. I look forward to working with Senator 
Lieberman and all the others who have supported the idea that Social 
Security and Medicare funds should be used for these programs and these 
programs alone.

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